The Chargers second-round pick was the main attraction Friday on the first day of rookie minicamp, and this was a shock to no one, least of all Mike McCoy. The upshot was Te'o appeared to back it up, one of the team's rookies to draw a positive, albeit early, review from the Chargers coach.

McCoy, who described Te'o as the defense's vocal leader, said he was "not at all" surprised by a media turnout that largely was for one player.

"I'm coming from a place where we had someone that got an awful lot of attention," McCoy said, referring to ex-Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow. "The most important thing is he helps us win football games, and that's what I'm going to stress to the football team. I'm not going to get caught up in all the hype. We're going to win football games here, however he fits in, and everything else will take care of itself."

Te'o did as expected of a top draft choice.

On a field of mostly undrafted rookies, he led, and the same went for first-round pick D.J. Fluker.

McCoy said the right tackle "did a heck of a job."

"He really was the leader out there on offense today," McCoy added. "It's great to see that because we need more guys like that: very vocal, very positive to everybody. (He) broke the team down at the end, and I didn't ask him. I just wanted to see who was going to step up, and he stepped up without hesitation."

That was the end to the first practice of a three-day minicamp. It precedes the Monday start of organized team activities, which is when the veterans and rookies will practice together.

Riley Gauld offered local perspective on Fluker.

The former San Diego State lineman is trying out for the Chargers roster, getting practice reps at left guard and center.

"He's an amazing player," Gauld said. "I can see why he was at Alabama. ... He's loud. He's good on huddle breaks. He played hard every play. Yeah, he had questions at times, but he did what he was supposed to do."